Chapter 9
Drew woke up the next morning to see Absol out of its pokeball and eager to get going "What's up with Absol?" May asked as she handed him breakfast "I don't know… he's been acting weird ever since Jirachi came out of the rock… crystal… thingy" he said as he ate what she gave him.
Later on they noticed Absol walking ahead of them "How is it that Absol knows where to go?" Dianne asked Drew "Well I did catch him in this area so I guess it might have something to do with that" he said with a shrug before turning to May who was limping along without her crutches "Are you sure you don't want me to help you? Your leg isn't completely headed yet and you might make it worse by walking on it" Drew said as he watched May limp along the dirt road.
She ignored him and powered on despite the shoots of pain she would get every now and again.
As night began to fall more pokemon became curious of the group of humans.
May looked around at them with a wide smile on her face "Oh wow" she said as a wild Flygon flew over to them "What's the big deal I have one that you've battled heaps of times" Drew said as he kept walking "Seeing one in the wild is different" she grumbled to him as she walked ahead of him.
As they approached the opening of a cave Dianne turned on the lantern she had been carrying and entered first. Absol stayed at the entrance until May tried going in "Absol!" it yelled "What?" she asked as Drew stood next to her. May tried to walk around Absol but he wouldn't have it.
She sighed in defeat "Alright what am I doing that is annoying you?" she asked. Drew was about to say something about how Absol couldn't answer her but didn't as he watched Absol knock May one way and catch her so she wasn't on her injured leg "I think he wants you to lean on him, he must have seen you were in pain" Drew said before entering the cave.
May looked down at Absol before smiling and they entered together. As she walked with Absol she couldn't help but remember Brock telling her that sometimes pokemon will know when their trainer was upset oreven worried.
They walked through the cave for a god hour after nightfall before one of them finally spoke "The spot where Jirachi slept for a thousand years is just ahead" Dianne said as she looked dead ahead.
Absol stopped and looked up "Absol?" May asked before looking up "It looks brighter tonight" she mumbled as she looked through a hole in the caves ceiling that revealed the Millennium Comet.
The others looked up and gazed at it "The star… it calls me" Jirachi said as he started floating in the air.
Max suddenly grabbed Jirachi and begged him not to go "Max I'm sorry but I must" Jirachi said as it stared at the comet.
He began to float up and slowly opened its true eye.
Dianne went on to explain how the energy Jirachi obtains is given to Farina to sustain its life.
However just as Jirachi opened its true eye a bunch of mechanical pieces busted from the walls and captured Jirachi inside a force field.
He was then taken up to a strange platform that Butler had set up (How he did it all on his own is what really amazes me -_-).
Butler smiled and said "Showtime and like every great magician I have saved the best for last" (I swear this guy needs either therapy or a mental institution).
The others gasped "Butler! You give him back right now!" Dianne yelled as Butlers evil and twisted smile returned.
He just ignored her and went on with his crazy assed rant "Most magicians would end their shows with something obvious like making a pokemon disappear… but since I'm not like most magicians I'm going to end tonight's show by making a pokemon reappear" Dianne looked at him "Your mad!" she yelled "Preaching to the choir" Drew mumbled "Not mad, just angry and impatient to get on with the show" he said before a force field formed around them "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it's the moment you've all been waiting for!" he yelled as he ran over to a machine and placing Jirachi in it.
Butler walked over to a lever "So Jirachi lets do this just how we rehearsed it" he said as he pulled the lever down.
